A. Important Facts-

• Creation- 1st November, 1966
• Capital- Chandigarh
• Boundaries-

1. International- Pakistan
2. National- Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan

• Districts- 22
• State Language- Punjabi
• Secretariat- Chandigarh
• High Court- Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh

Language-

• Punjabi- 10th most widely spoken in world
• 4th most spoken language in Asia.
• Only living language among the Indo-European languages which is a fully tonal language.
• Gurumukhi Script.

State Capital-

• Chandigarh common UT for Punjab+ Haryana.
• The dream city of India's first Prime Minister, Sh. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Chandigarh was planned by the famous French architect Le Corbusier.
• The foundation stone in 195
• In March, 1948, the Government of Punjab, in consultation with the Government of India, approved the area of the foothills of the Shivaliks as the site for the new capital.

B. State Symbols

C. Geographical Structure

D. Administrative Units